Sports & Recreation

San Antonio's News4SA gets flak after comment about dead body being 'good for ratings'

During a 30-second video clip, someone can be heard saying that getting video of a body pulled from Canyon Lake would be 'good for ratings.'

By Michael Karlis

San Antonio's News4SA is facing online backlash after an unidentified person commented in a video clip from the NBC affiliate that getting footage of a dead body being pulled from a local lake might improve ratings. The incident happened last Wednesday while rescuers were searching for 19-year-old Roiner Alejandro Rojas Pereira, who disappeared earlier this month while tubing in Canyon Lake...

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Fun and colorful moments from the 2016 Fiesta Flambeau Parade

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By Sanford Nowlin

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Fun moments from the 2024 WEBB Party at San Antonio's Witte Museum

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